Climate Change

600 million Africans trapped in multidimensional poverty, UN warns

Nearly 600 million Africans remain trapped in multidimensional poverty while more than 582 million...

Lagos faces more flooding after downpour sparked coastal highway questions

Barely two days after torrential rain submerged roads and homes across Lagos, including neighbourhoods...

Greenpeace sues JBS over $2.5bn Nigeria meat project, citing climate risks

Environmental group Greenpeace Netherlands has initiated legal action against global meat giant JBS, targeting...

IPCC experts meet in Rome to advance 2027 climate emissions report

More than 130 scientists from over 50 countries have gathered in Rome to push...

IPCC begins work on 2027 report on carbon removal technologies

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has begun work on a major new report...

Climate ‘Emergency’: Earth’s energy imbalance hits record as warming accelerates

The world’s climate system is slipping further out of balance, with new data showing...

Trump dismantles key climate ruling declaring greenhouse gases a health threat

U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked a landmark 2009 federal ruling that classified greenhouse...

Greenhouse gas emissions fuelling health crisis in Nigeria, govt warns

The Nigerian government has warned that rising greenhouse gas emissions are fuelling a surge...

AfDB empowers 13 million African farmers with climate-smart tech

Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), a pivotal initiative of the African Development Bank...

African groups push for stronger governance to protect Congo Basin forests

Environmental and civil society groups across Africa are calling for stronger governance and more...